* a 𝒘𝒐𝒎𝒂𝒏.

he   hesitates   .   does   he   lie   to   her   ??   tell   her   that   cloud   of   black   smoke   was   the   demon   dying   ??   no   ,   she   deserves   better   .   parker   sighs   &   shakes   his   head   .   “   i   just   forced   it   from   it’s   vessell   ;   it’s   host   ,   if   you   will   .   it’s   probably   found   another   by   now   .   but   i’ll   find   it   .   ”

it’s   easier   now   they’re   not   in   the   s t u f f y   confines   of   the   building   with   cameras   watching   their   every   move   .   “   you   don’t   have   to   be   .   ”   he   says   with   a   hint   of   desperation   in   his   tone   .   “   you   can   forget   this   ever   happened   .   pretend   you   caught   the   suspect   ,   move   on   to   a   new   case   &   leave   the   demon   to   me   .   ”   she   won’t   ,   parker   knows   this   already   ,   but   he   can   at   least   TRY   .

                       she swallowed hardly.       the demon was not gone.     crossing her arms, val let out a   sigh.  humans were   easier.   one or two bullets could not only proof a point, but end a miserable life. she was good at that; better than good even.   demon hunting wasn’t exactly her metier and parker surely tried  EVERYTHING  to keep her     out of it    . val could not say that she was eager to hunt a demon    (  she’d only do it to keep him  SAFE  ). 

“    ━  fine, i’ll make up a story, ... if my colleagues even remember anything.”  val recalled the moment she had stormed out of the interrogation room. none of her colleagues seemed to be even interested in what they must have seen. taking in a deep breath, the brunette leaned back. “this stupid demon did not only threatened me, but  HURT   me. for this alone i should kill it.” nobody ever laid a hand on her and didn’t regret it afterwards, a demon was no exception.

the   silence   is   almost   as   stifling   as   the   steam   radiating   from   the   shower   .   it’s   strange   ,   being   alone   with   nothing   but   your   own   thoughts   really   is   enough   to   bring   you   to   the   brink   of   insanity   .   but   just   being   around   val   pulls   him   back   from   the   edge   &   grounds   him   again   .   maybe   that’s   why   it   had   been   so   hard   to   let   go   of   her   hand   .

he   nods   ,   gaze   dropping   to   the   empty   space   between   them   .   “   thanks   .   ”   turning   away   ,   he   kicks   the   torn   shirt   away   &   tries   to   distract   himself   from   feeling   like   all   the   air   had   been   s u c k e d   out   of   the   bathroom   .   after   another   few   seconds   of   deliberating   in   his   head   ,   parker   turns   around   to   face   her   again   .   he   looks   as   though   he’s   about   to   say   something   but   decides   against   it   ,   instead   closing   the   space   between   them   &   pulling   her   in   close   .

his   lips   hover   over   hers   for   a   second   ,   as   if   giving   her   chance   to   pull   away   .   if   none   of   this   goes   to   plan   ,   he’ll   just   pretend   two   weeks   solitary   confinement   drove   him   a   little   bit    crazy   .   finally   he   presses   his   lips   against   hers   ,   calloused   hands   cupping   her   cheeks   before   he   forces   himself   away   ,   praying   he   hasn’t   just   RUINED   whatever   relationship   they   had   .

                   valeria was prepared to LEAVE, gaining consciousness back  ( as her mind felt cloudier and heavier than ever    ━    demanding only ONE thing  ) , but her body wasn’t responding. it stood there like it was GLUED to the floor. when his mouth opened, preparing to speak, val’s gaze raised hopeful into his face. could he finally release her; make her body move ?  

she was pulled closer and didn’t dare to rebel against it; no.  his breath brushed against her skin and her heart felt like skipping a beat. when his lips   finally   collide with her pair, the woman let out a pleased hum that was soon drowned by their lips.         nothing else mattered now.          his lips felt so good, nice and warm; like a DREAM.   one hand searched for his shoulder, the other rested on his chest.  val  almost  fell forwards when parker pulled away, leaving her BREATHLESS for a second.  brown eyes were still shut; trying to control the wave of feelings that hit her like a hot shower. teeth sunk into her bottom lip.

her mind was racing and she couldn’t caught one    clear     thought.  although he was still close, her body was seeking parker’s touch already again. cheeks felt like burning under the dark locks. sucking in a deep breath, val dared to look parker into his eyes; those     pretty eyes.    what were they  ?      what did they want ?     was their friendship ruined  ?    a bunch of questions tickled on her tongue, but her hand was sliding up to his neck and tightened the grip around it to pull him closer again.